Best Way to Balance the Five Elements of Your Home in Feng Shui

Chi energy is most likely to become disrupted in your home when water or fire is placed in an area where there is a potentially disruptive relationship with the balancing energy.

For example, a bathroom in the southern part of your home will mix water and fire together, which in the absence of tree energy will be destructive.

Use wood to balance fire and water

Wooden blinds or shutters, wood panelling or a wooden screen are all supported with other wood accessories to balance the opposing forces of fire and water chi energy.

Bathrooms, toilets and utility rooms

Any kind of household equipment that uses water, such as a washing machine, sink, bath or lavatory, will mix water chi energy with the chi energy of the part of your home it is located in. These can be harmonized by using the five element theory. The principle is to add more of the chi energy in between the two potentially destructive elements. For example, fire and water is made harmonious by tree energy.

North

Additional water in a direction that is already associated with water chi energy risks an excess of water chi energy, which may make you feel anxious, lonely or isolated. This will need to be balanced by more tree chi energy, in the form of plants, wooden surfaces and the color green.

North-east, south-west, or centre

The soil chi energy can have a destructive influence on water chi energy causing a loss of vitality, poor health and a reduced sex drive. Harmonize the water and soil chi energies with more metal chi energy. This can be achieved with more metal surfaces, round shapes, tiles and the colors silver or grey.

East and south-east

Water chi energy supports tree chi energy so this is compatible. However, it is good practice to put more tree chi energy here in the form of plants, to reduce the risk of tree chi energy draining away.

South

The water energy will potentially destroy the fire chi energy of the south making it harder to be sociable, passionate or expressive, unless there is sufficient tree chi energy. Add plenty of plants, wooden surfaces or objects and the color green.

West and north-west

The water chi energy can have a draining influence on the metal chi energy of this direction, risking a lack of financial awareness, pleasure or romance. To reduce this risk, reinforce the metal chi energy with more metal surfaces, round shapes, tiles and the colors silver or grey.

Kitchens, fireplaces and central heating unit

Similarly, the same five element principles can be applied to any form of fire. This would apply to a stove, gas hob, oven, fireplace, gas heater or candles.

North

The water energy of the north will have a destructive influence on the fire, unless there is sufficient tree chi energy, risking reduced passion, expressiveness and ability to make new friends. Plants, wooden surfaces and the color green will restore the balance.

North-east, south-west, or centre

The fire chi energy will support the soil chi energy of these directions making this a harmonious relationship.

East and south-east

Fire chi energy will be supported by the tree chi energy of these directions. To further strengthen tree chi energy you can bring in more plants, wooden surfaces and the color green.

South

This can create an excess of fire chi energy in one place, risking greater hysteria, being over emotional or argumentative. Reduce this with more soil chi energy using clay, terracotta or the colors yellow, beige or brown.

West and north-west

Fire chi energy can have a destructive influence on the metal chi energy of these directions, making it harder to feel content, romantic, playful, enjoy the pleasures of life or think of ways to make money. To remedy this, place artist’s charcoal in a clay container close to the source of fire. Best colors here would be yellow, black or brown.